... the following are some reasons as to why the jury found Tom Robinson, an innocent man, guilty of raping a white girl, including the history of Maycomb, and the thoughts and feelings of the jury that influenced their final decision whether it be hatred or fear. There are many reasons as to why ... able to understand this, you must first be aware of when this took place, where it took place, and overall, the history of Maycomb. Maycomb has always been known as the small, desolate town on the outskirts of Alabama. The people living there have barely been exposed to the views of ... another...

• Word Count: 1103
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... and the ugly face of racism. We are shown this in many shapes and forms; through characters, setting and events throughout the story. Although the town, Maycomb, portrays both a happy community and a pretty little town on it's surface, underneath it exposes its ugly division formed by the sad, ongoing issue of racism ... them. We see these varying views in Atticus and Dolphus Raymond in contrast with Mr Ewell who represents intense hate for the Black Americans. Maycomb is a very isolated town and there is limited migration. This means that the town has little chance to change it's values...

• Word Count: 1969
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... Kill a Mockingbird, many different prejudices are revealed. The most prominent being the racial prejudice between the white people and black people in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930's. However, there are many more subtle and discreet prejudices against other people in Maycomb, also. One of the first prejudices to become known is against the Cunninghams. The Cunninghams are a very poor farming family who ... can say Dolphus Raymond's in the clutches of whisky---that's why he won't change his ways. He can't help himself, that's why he lives like he does." The people of Maycomb are intol...

• Word Count: 824
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... and a loss of innocence. Scout is the narrator and protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. She lives with her father, brother and cook, Calpurnia in Maycomb, Alabama. Scout isn't like most little girls in the town she is very unusual. She has many qualities that most girls in the town are lacking ... He is understanding and lets her make her own mistakes. He doesn't reprimand her for not being like the other girls in the town of Maycomb. While most girls in Scout's position would be wearing dresses and learning manners, Scout is wearing overalls. She doesn't understand why people in ... ...

• Word Count: 1317
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... Jem, I think there is just one kind of folks. Folks," (227). The author is showing that Scout clearly isn't prejudice to different races in Maycomb. Furthermore, Scout is expressing her thoughts on prejudice; she believes all people should be considered the same. After class one day Scout tells Jem something ... Negroes] a lesson," (247). In this part of the story, Scout is realizing that there is not only prejudice, but there is also hipocracy in Maycomb. Also, Scout is learning that acting like a hypocrite like Miss Gates is wrong, and that she shouldn't act how Miss Gates acts even th...

• Word Count: 670
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... misfortune. In a novel such as To Kill a Mockingbird, it is hard to sympathize with any characters due to the animosity and racial tension between the Maycomb inhabitants. There are few characters that merit sympathy. Mayella Ewell has had a very challenging life, being in such a dysfunctional household. Tom Robinson's skin colour ... school for only three years. Her career choices are limited. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Mayella and the black people of Maycomb are equal in terms of limited opportunities. Mayella's life has been plagued with poverty and abuse which is why...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... and Ewells were both victims of the Depressions, the Ewells were placed lower than the Cunninghams and were considered as the dark side of Maycomb. Mayella Ewell was viewed as the "victim of cruel poverty and ignorance- and the "cootie host- Burris Ewell appearance was to foreshadow ... the Ewells "thoroughly gleaned everyday- forming their home "like the playhouse of an insane child-. The Negroes occupied the lowest class level of Maycomb. Despite Lee's emphasis on their abundance of admirable qualities, their skin colour made them immediate outcasts and ranked even lower than the dirt...

• Word Count: 1363
• Approx Pages: 5

... of "Boo" Radley. Children feared him; most adults tried not to speak of him too much, but no one actually knew him. The children in Maycomb thought he was a viscous monster, a man with a scar on his head and bloody hands and who ate cats and squirrels. The adults thought he ... overalls and participate in the same activities that boys did. Jean Louise Finch (Scout) did just that, and as a consequence was prejudged by the ladies of Maycomb, except for Miss Maudie. Women like Mrs. Dubose would always criticize her about how she acted, saying things like "Don't you say hey to me you ... to...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... in 1932. We see how Atticus, her father closely guides Scout and her older brother Jem whenever they stumble upon a problem. In the small town of Maycomb these problems come from all sorts of incidents, resulting in many different lessons, each one as important as the next. Among these lessons they learn about true ... to be this wicked spirit but they eventually learn that their view on him is wrong. Boo is different and unusual to the other citizens of Maycomb and the fact that he is shrouded in mystery attracts the children, as any child with an active imagination would be. The Radle...

• Word Count: 1816
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... fairness back in the 1930's is completely different than what it is today. The trial reveals a great deal about the prejudices that existed in Maycomb in the 1930's. Mayella would not have tried to kiss Tom if social prejudice had not excluded her from white society – Mayella does ... appreciate another person's situation.  Prejudice is a strong word; it is as black as the night, as black as the soul of a small town called Maycomb. Tom Robinson is a black man who was found guilty of a rape he didn't commit. Jem encounters the same sort of prejudice through his incident with ... azale...

• Word Count: 1230
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... prejudices of every day life. From the color of a mans skin to the way that they lived their life. In this story, racism was a big issue in Maycomb County. One of the distinctive acts of racism, was the trial of Mr. Tom Robbinson. He was an average black man in ... . The class was aware of his social status and his inability to repay the teacher. She soon grew to know about each of the kids part that they played in Maycomb society. "What I meant was, if Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn't be as hard as some men are at their best."" Miss Maudie, across ... the street from ...

• Word Count: 419
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... The jury who had listened to his trial was made up of all white men. A major theme in To Kill A Mockingbird is racism. The town of Maycomb was filled with racism, which is why Tom Robinson was convicted of rape. The setting of To Kill A Mockingbird is a small, southern town in the ... would collapse. They also believed owning slaves identified their honor. Obviously the southerners would be racist against the blacks because they were no longer their slaves. Maycomb County was a small county inhabited by few people. Not many outsiders traveled through since the next town was many miles a...

• Word Count: 531
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... and the white community as well. Dolphus marries a black woman and is criticized by the rest of Maycomb County. He puts on a show of being drunk majority of time by carrying a Pepsi bottle with "alcohol" inside; to give the county something to make up for the fact that ... with "em, I don't care if they don't like it. I do say I don't care if they don't like it, right enough-but I don't say the with "em, see?" Many people in Maycomb County do not associate with Dolphus because he is a drunk and is with a black woman. Scout, Jem, and Dill talks to him for the first time during the court...

• Word Count: 386
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... up to Atticus and see him as a respectable person. Atticus is the character in the novel that has the most respect. He is a caring, loving father, the only member of Maycomb who will actually defend a negro, and he always displays respect for other people. Atticus is a great leader of his family, teaching his children morals and life lessons. He makes them ... , and so other people will respect them for whom they are. Atticus demonstrates his character by defending Tom Robinson. Atticus leads by example, showing the highest respect for everyone in Maycomb, not discriminating by color or ...

• Word Count: 478
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson represents the black race in Maycomb's society. He is a victim of racism and is characterized by what the people of Maycomb say about him. After being accused of rape, most of the people see him as an evil beast. However, Tom Robinson should not be found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. ... . The evidence supporting Tom clearly shows his innocence. Tom is an honest and good man. When Tom is giving his statement he says, "I felt right sorry for her- (200). In Maycomb, whites were extremely higher in class than blacks, so for a blac...

• Word Count: 498
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... black man Tom Robinson for being accused of raping a white woman. This is a sign of respect that Atticus is showing to readers and for everyone else in the town of Maycomb because he doesn't judge people but or him by his skin color, unlike everyone else who does the complete opposite. "You never really understand a person until you consider things ... who even talked bad to and about him such as Mrs. Dubose; nothing would stop Atticus for the behavior he shows to each and every person in the town of Maycomb. Maycomb needed someone to step up and help realize the meaning of life lessons...

• Word Count: 873
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel to kill a mockingbird, Scout learns valuable lessons on prejudice in the town Maycomb, on the nature of courage, and on the dangers of judging others "before climbing into their skin and walking around in it." (Lee 33). Set in the mid 1930's, Scout ... is a young girl living with her older brother Jem and her lawyer father Atticus. Growing up Scout learns many important things. Although the majority of Maycomb is prejudiced, Scout remains open and caring for all. She believes that everyone is equal. One of the important roles in Scout life is her father. Att...

• Word Count: 555
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... she mentions the word persecution. "Yes, she said, Old Adolf Hitler has been persecuting the jews." Pg.244. This indident shows that she herself is persecuting the black people of Maycomb by not raising an eyebrow to the killing of an innocent black man. It is also very prejudice when she mentions democracy, and the way that she is not at ... was during their exercise period." If this had been a white man, he would not have been shot. Due to the race issues, Tom was taken care of. Members of the Maycomb community are trying to fool themselves into believing that they are model citizens ...

• Word Count: 656
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... she mentions the word persecution. "Yes, she said, Old Adolf Hitler has been persecuting the jews." Pg.244. This indident shows that she herself is persecuting the black people of Maycomb by not raising an eyebrow to the killing of an innocent black man. It is also very prejudice when she mentions democracy, and the way that she is not at ... was during their exercise period." If this had been a white man, he would not have been shot. Due to the race issues, Tom was taken care of. Members of the Maycomb community are trying to fool themselves into believing that they are model citizens ...

• Word Count: 656
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... in the trial of Tom Robinson. Tom is a black man accused of raping a white woman. Throughout the development of this story line, we see the many layers of racism in Maycomb, Alabama. Tom is a hardworking, honest man who would do anything for anyone. He often helps Mayella Ewell with chores as he passes her house on his way home. One fateful ... . Instead, they believed their own selfish reasons and those of the prosecution. Because of this racism, a man was killed. Racism can also be seen in the way the people of Maycomb County react to the trial. For the most part, they go to be enterta...

• Word Count: 274
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

... . Jem, Scout, and Dill perform plays with each other with each of them taking on many roles. A second example of Jem's happiness and innocence as a child is his unawareness of Maycomb's racial and economic prejudice. Because Jem is so young he does not understand the economic and especially racial prejudice in his hometown. Jem is happy as a young child because he ... is unaware of prejudice as one of life's burdens. A third example of Jem's playfulness and innocence is his attitude/kindness towards everyone in Maycomb. Jem treats everyone the same whether they are black or white, rich o...

• Word Count: 1024
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Small southern town situated in Maycomb County in the 1930's. Atticus Finch is a respected man in this community, being a lawyer and single father.This might change when he is assigned to defend a black man accused of ... with his children. Scout and Jem will probably grow up to be good people as their father was before them. His grasp of a morality scale is unparalleled by anyone in Maycomb County. This shows when he decides to use his best effort to defend Tom Robinson. Any lawyer in the 1930's, except for Atticus, would probably say two words for a black ... he couldn't hold his head up...

• Word Count: 681
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... important in the story because the whole story grows out of the particular back ground. The place where the novel is set is a county called Maycomb, an imaginary county in Southern Alabama in the United States. In Maycomb, most people were poor. Even the farm owners were always short of money. Black people worked at low wages. There was not much around ... Great Depression economically affected everyone in the town. There was no money around for anyone to do progressive projects such as sealing roads and painting buildings. Also the people in Maycomb did not know much about what was goi...

• Word Count: 486
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... was unrighteous in that it took a sensitive black man and framed him. (TKAM 204) Tom was charged by white trash on the account of rape. All ways of life in Maycomb county pointed to blacks as inferior to whites, although it was proved otherwise by his attorney, Atticus Finch. (TKAM 204) Throughout out the trial Atticus makes stunning points as to ... well as alcoholics. The evidence shown suggest that Tom merely acted out of his heart for Mayella Ewell's sake. These actions of Tom's led to Mayella tempting a Negro, which in Maycomb county is despised. Mr. Ewell was witness to the tempti...

• Word Count: 851
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... a female, Aunt Alexandra over-looked this, because of her race. People were so biased, it didn't matter how good a job a black person did. Since there was such strong racism in Maycomb, there were excuses made for whites. In the book, it was obvious that Bob Ewell was a mean man. It was also obvious that he was abusive to his daughter, Mayella ... , and he was the one who violated her, not Tom Robinson, because what the evidence showed. But, the people of Maycomb over-looked the evidence in favor of Tom Robinson, just because he was black. In Conclusion Many Things Affect the communities...

• Word Count: 453
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School